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Delta 1604

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Sept. 23, 1972

Description

The Delta 1000 series (also referred to as Straight-Eight) was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct eight orbital launches between 1972 and 1975. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, differentiated by a four digit numerical code.

Specifications

Stages
4
Length
35.0 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
118.0 T
Thrust
―

Family

Name
Delta 1604
Family
―
Variant
1604
Alias
―
Full Name
Delta 1604

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
600.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on two previous launch(es).

Delta 1604 | IMP 8

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 26, 1973, 2:26 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions.

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Delta 1604 | IMP 7

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 23, 1972, 1:20 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions.

Elliptical Orbit

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